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To: Starlight who wrote (52146)	6/7/2001 3:57:04 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57584

Elizabeth, Interesting - it kind of gets to my point that folks on the west coast were highly subsidized for years. I kind of knew it would be outrageously low - I used to live in Seattle. No this does not excuse the current gauging. The political forces in California (Republican and Democratic) have created this mess and while its popular back east to like the idea of California dropping into the sea, its not practical. Whether we like it or not, California is a key part of our economy, it is populated by American citizens and something has to be done. From my responses SanDiego is the highest (Continental US) at 15.799 with LA Second at 12.009. However Texas and New England were close behind at 12 and 11.2 . Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all get the Maryland rate of 4.98? :-) The New Englander who had the 11.2 rate used just 510 kwh for the month he checked. I checked mine and am embarrassed to say it was 2355. In the interests of conservation I am considering switching to gas for Hot Water. I am also thinking about the trade offs involved with replacing 2 ancient air conditioners with newer more efficient units. If I had the San Diego rate, it would be a slam dunk decision. An interesting side effect of the energy crisis is the possibility of investments that benefit from it. Any ideas? John